Thursday’s Headlines

Bills move forward; Uber, Lyft trips are replacing more sustainable options; in the 1960s, a CA legislator tried to ban gas-powered cars; More

By Melanie Curry

8:47 AM PDT on August 29, 2024

Image: Metro Library and Archive

The forgotten fight to ban gas powered cars in the 1960s (Grist)
BART to launch a Safe Trips to BART program (Mass Transit)
Bills on street safety, campus and coastal housing, entertainment zones move forward (Davis Vanguard)
Half of Uber, Lyft trips replace more sustainable options (UC Davis)
One of the AHSC grants will go to affordable housing and bus lanes near the Berryessa Transit Center (San Jose Spotlight)
There might be a last-minute bill restricting warehouses; logistics industry object (KCRA)
Where are all those freight trucks headed? (Sacramento Bee)

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Melanie Curry

Today's Headlines

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